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Outrage over WhatsApp’s new data-sharing policy It forces users to share their data with Facebook SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: Jan 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Jan 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago Your browser does not support the video tag. People in Pakistan and elsewhere in the world took to social media on Saturday to protest the new data-sharing policy announced by WhatsApp. Under the new policy, WhatsApp will be sharing its user data...

Parler rife with talk of guns and violence before Capitol riot Queenie Wong, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Trumps reelection campaign joined the social media app Parler in 2018.Getty Images Anyone perusing the conservative social media site Parler earlier this week might have predicted the mayhem that befell the Capitol on Wednesday. Talk of guns and violence was widespread in discussions about President Donald Trumps call for supporters to converge on the Capitol to support his baseless cl...

More and more WhatsApp users are migrating to other apps like Signal, here's all you need to know about this app.

Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp's updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media.

WhatsApp Alternatives Signal, Telegram Grow in Popularity after App Updates Privacy Policy On 1/8/21 at 12:01 PM EST Chat apps including Signal and Telegram have enjoyed a surge in downloads this week as privacy conscious users seek alternatives to Facebook-owned WhatsApp over an updated policy about data sharing with the social network. WhatsApp was acquired by the Mark Zuckerberg led company in 2014 for around $19 billion and has evolved into the worlds most popular end-to-end encrypted messa...

Apples App Store grossed at least $64 billion in 2020 given rough estimates in a new report, which indicates at least a 28% growth year-over-year.

Users have to accept it if they want to continue using the app Changes in way user data is handled More information & data may be shared with Facebook  The new policy comes in to effect from Feb 8th What WhatsApp says  The update is standard business as usual, has been outlined on our website for long  Users will be notified if the business they are talking to has chosen Facebook to manage and store their WhatsApp messages.  Users have at least one month’s notice before the privacy policy...

It further stated that the privacy policy and terms of service update now also includes offering Facebook as another Business Service Provider option. "With regards to business messaging, we are not mandating users to share data. Every user will be notified within the chat if the business they are talking to has chosen to use Facebook to manage and store their WhatsApp messages," it said. The statement also referred to the widening use cases for WhatsApp, which is looking to add commerce, pay...

Privacy activists question “accept our data grab or get out” move on Twitter, suggest users switch to Signal or Telegram. — Reuters File Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp’s updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media. WhatsApp, which uses Signal’s encryption technology, laid out fresh terms on Wednesday, asking users to agree to let owner Facebook Inc and its subsidiaries collect user data, including thei...

Apple's App Store grossed at least $64 billion in 2020 given rough estimates in a new report, which indicates at least a 28% growth year-over-year.